The cheap cottage and small house : a manual of economical building (1913)
Allen, J. Gordon (John Gordon) 1885- · Letchworth, Eng. : Garden City Press · leaf 80
ness comes in a great measure from sim-plicity of form and careful (though in some cases apparentlycareless) disposition of windows, doors, and chimneys. Ifthe main outline is bad, no amount of ornament—howeverelaborate it may be—will hide the excessive ugliness of thedesign ; just as the best… … 64 THE CHEAP COTTAGE very qualities that make for cheapness tend towards apleasing appearance. It is quite a mistaken idea that crudeand ugly buildings are necessarily cheaper than those of anartistic character. Repose and homely simplicity, and theapplication of thought and good taste to produce…
Architecture, Domestic
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